PART I
Most of the clinical testing conducted for cosmetics and personal care products, either for safety or for efficacy, are interventional studies and not observational in nature. Interventional studies are designed to determine whether experimen…

The idea that we should “get back to nature” means that we believe that while historically we were part of nature we are now removed from it. Western society adapted a lifestyle that involves less time outdoors, more time in front of scre…

In the skin care industry, raw materials suppliers conduct studies on their ingredients to demonstrate performance. These studies are conducted with the goal of gaining interest of potential finished formulation companies. Sometimes I am asked t…

Telling the truth is telling the facts with no judgment, from an objective point of view, with a degree of humility. It means revealing all the facts, not only the ones that may be beneficial or dovetail with one’s goals. It means highlighting…